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The Life of Birds - http://www.pbs.org/lifeofbirds/
From David Attenborough and PBS. Discusses behavior, evolution, parenthood, bird songs, champion birds, and provides links. |
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Project FeederWatch - http://www.birds.cornell.edu/PFW/
A page about birdwatching, from Cornell University. |
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Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center: Bird of the Month - http://nationalzoo.si.edu/ConservationAndScience/MigratoryBirds/Featured_Birds/default.cfm?status=current
Learn about a different bird each month. Explains where the bird lives, what it eats, and if it is endangered. |
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Birds at Zoom School - http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/birds/
Learn how birds evolved and discover the characteristics that make them unique. Find out more about hobbies like bird watching and backyard birding. |
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Avibase - http://www.bsc-eoc.org/avibase/avibase.jsp
Directory of bird information. Offers information by scientific classification, or by entering the common bird name into search. |
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Bird Identification - http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/bbs/ident.html
A guide to identifying the birds of North and Central America. Includes sound clips of bird song. |
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Oiseaux.net - http://oiseaux.net/
See and read about birds of France and the world. Includes identification record, pictures, articles, and games. (French and English) |
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Facts on Migration - http://whyfiles.org/006migration/
Why do some birds go north for the summer? What's the longest recorded migration? Learn the answers to these and other questions as you read about the ins and outs of bird migration. |
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KidWings - http://www.kidwings.com/
View virtual owl pellet dissections and learn about bird skulls, eggs, nests, and feathers. |
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National Zoo: Birds For Kids - http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/Birds/ForKids/default.cfm
Learn facts, do puzzles, and print coloring pages. Take a virtual tour around the world. |
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Young Birder of the Year Competition - http://americanbirding.org/yb/yby/
Annual competition for birders aged 10-18 who like to draw birds, take field notes or write about birds. Prizes include binoculars and field ornithology camp scholarship. |
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Chipper Woods Just For Kids - http://www.wbu.com/chipperwoods/kids.htm
Learn fun bird facts with these trivia questions. |
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Chipper Woods Bird Photos - http://www.wbu.com/chipperwoods/photos.htm
Choose from lots of nature pictures, including many banded birds and habitats. |
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Why Migratory Birds are Crazy for Coffee - http://nationalzoo.si.edu/ConservationAndScience/MigratoryBirds/Fact_Sheets/default.cfm?fxsht=1
Read why birds like coffee, what has changed, which birds are affected, and how the habitat is endangered. |
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Dinner It's for the Birds - http://www.osweb.com/kidzkorner/feeder.htm
Find directions for creating your own bird feeder, and learn what kinds of food different birds eat. |
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Kaytee Kids' Zone - http://www.kaytee.com/kids_zone/
Explores animal habitats, bird anatomy and endangered birds. |
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Colonial-nesting Waterbirds - http://www.fws.gov/birds/Waterbird-Fact-Sheet.pdf
Learn about this large group of birds that includes wading birds and seabirds. Tells where they live, what they eat, why they are endangered and what is being done to help. |
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Birds of Belize - http://www.belizezoo.org/zoo/zoo/bird.html
Includes video, sound, images and key facts about over 25 of Belize's wildlife. |
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The Aviary - http://aviary.owls.com/
Read about different kinds of birds, see their pictures, and hear the sounds they make. |
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Moving Day - http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/chf/pub/virtualbird/student/les8.html
Find out how birds migrate and why. |
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The Nutty Birdwatcher - http://www.birdnature.com/
Information about birds and birdwatching, in the eastern United States. Includes identifying birds, backyard feeding, migration timetables and maps, and building nestboxes. |
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Travel Alert for Migratory Birds: Stopover Sites in Decline - http://nationalzoo.si.edu/ConservationAndScience/MigratoryBirds/Fact_Sheets/default.cfm?fxsht=6
Learn how every stop along the migration path is important to the safety and health of many birds. |
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Home Tweet Home - http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/chf/pub/virtualbird/student/les2.html
Discover the various habitats of birds. |
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Eastern Brown Pelican - http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/wild/species/bpelican/
Color photograph and information about the size, diet, habitat, and life span of the brown pelican. |
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Attwater's Prairie Chicken - http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/wild/species/apc/
Texas Parks and Wildlife explains what this bird looks like, where they live and nest, and why they are endangered. |
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What Makes a Bird a Bird? - http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/chf/pub/virtualbird/student/les1.html
Learn about the unique characteristics that make birds differ from other animals. |
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4H Guinea Fowl Message Board - http://www.guineafowl.com/4H/
Ask questions, share stories, and meet other children who raise guineas. Includes basic information, games, pictures, and standards for show. |
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Photobirdireland - http://www.photobirdireland.com
Offers close-up photos of many different birds. |
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FAQ Kids: Birds - http://www.faqkids.com/idx/22/0/Birds.html
Get the answers to questions about birds, such as what is the smallest bird in the world? |
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The Bird Zoo Virtual World Aviary - http://thebirdzoo.com
Information about several birds, organized by biome. Includes interactive images and sounds. |
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Wild Classroom: Birds at the St. Marks Wildlife Refuge - http://www.wildclassroom.net/NOL/Hartsfield.St.Marks.ppt.htm
Class slide presentation about the different birds living at the refuge. Includes pictures, drawings, and information about the birds and the project. |
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Ornithology for Kids - http://www.wildclassroom.net/AstoriaPark/birds/ornithology.html
Class project on the study of birds for grades K through 5. Includes weekly news and updates, resource links, assignments, word puzzles, and activities. |
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Deschutes National Forest Birds Page - http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/centraloregon/wildlife/species/birds/
Introduces four types of birds. Also explains the significance of the shape of a bird's beak. |
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Bird Galleries - http://racphoto.com/Birds/birds.html
Rick Cameron offers pictures of birds accompanied by short stories describing how or when each photo was taken. |
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Australian Wildlife - Birds - http://www.geocities.com/ozwildlife_birds/?200823
Photographs, audio clips and information on many species, including kookaburras, owls, emus, storks and fairy penguins. |
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All About Birds: Limpkin - http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Limpkin_dtl.html
Learn where they live, what they eat, how they build their nests, and why they are very endangered some areas. |
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Exotic Bird Picture Gallery - http://www.free-picture-graphic.org.uk/exotic-bird-picture-gallery.htm
Providing photographs of exotic birds, including macaws, toucans and parrots. |
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Australian Birds - http://www.ozanimals.com/thumbnails/Bird/0.html
Contains photos and facts about Australian birds including habitat, conservation, distribution maps. |
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Garden Safari: Birds - http://www.gardensafari.net/english/birds.htm
Photos, sounds, and notes of birds in a Netherlands garden. |
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Fugues of the Well-Tempered Clavier - http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~tas3/wtc/ii02.html
Interactive Director movie comparing a fugue by Johann Sebastian Bach to migrating geese. |